Runestone fragments from Bösarp

The Runestone fragments of Bösarp (Bosarp-småstyckena; come from Södra Virestad; may also Ryllagården - (DR 258 or Bösarp 86: 2) in Trelleborg in Skåne in Sweden are made of granite , but it is not certain that they from the same Runestone come The fragments are in the historical museum of Lund University .

Of the three most interesting parts, two are decorated with pictures, while one has a rune carving. The images consist of a men mask that the figures from Lund Astenen 1 (DR 315) and the stone 2 in Stone Circle Västra Strö similar (DR 335). In addition, the part of a ship resembles the dromons on the Tullstorpstenen (DR 271) and the Holmbystenen (DR 328). The translated inscription on the rune stone fragment reads: "Toke sat"

literature

• Sigmund Oehrl: On the interpretation of anthropomorphic and theriomorphic image representations on the late Viking Age rune stones of Sweden (= Vienna Studies on Scandinavian Studies. Vol. 16). Praesens, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7069-0346-6 .

Web links

• [1] Danish text and pictures of the fragments